A farmer and his mate go out hunting out in the back blocks where there’s no cellphone reception. Time slips away and late in the day they shoot a deer […]
Much to consider in setting elusive contract milking rate
By Aaron Passey, Chairperson Federated Farmers Sharemilkers’ Section One of the most common questions I hear about contract milking is “What is the going rate for a contract milker?”. I […]
WorkSafe probing deeper on causes behind ugly statistics
Don’t expect WorkSafe to back off fines and prosecutions for serious failure by employers to ensure practices and equipment are in place to keep workers safe. But there’s a change […]
New strategy to ‘re-design the harm out of farming’
Achieving excellence in health, safety and wellbeing on farm is about much more than “hi-vis and helmets”, Safer Farms Chair Lindy Nelson says. “There’s a complex system of interrelated factors […]
Co-ops work hard to blunt fertilizer price roller-coaster
War in Ukraine, disruption to global supply chains, galloping shipping prices, food security concerns…it’s hardly surprising that when Ravensdown’s Mike Whitty is asked for a fertilizer situation outlook he says […]
Roll survivor now a fan for engineered protection
Dan Brier knows from personal experience the value of roll bar protection on a quad bike. A crush protection device saved him from serious injury – perhaps even saved his […]
Economic Week – March 17
by Nick Clark, National Manager General Policy GDP rebounds Economic activity continued its volatility over the past two years, with December 2021 quarter’s Gross Domestic Product up 3.0% on the […]
Farmer confidence at lowest ebb since 2009
Farmer confidence is the lowest it has been since Federated Farmers began twice-a-year surveys in 2009, the January survey results show. Of responses from nearly 1000 farmers from around the […]
Economic Week – March 4
by Nick Clark, National Group Manager General Policy Sheep and beef outlook positive Beef + Lamb New Zealand’s Mid-Season Update for the 2021/22 season has shown a positive outlook for […]
Economic Week – February 25
by Nick Clark, National Group Manager General Policy OCR rises resume After a three month hiatus, the Reserve Bank this week reviewed monetary policy settings, increasing the Official Cash Rate […]